Gor Mahia F.C., commonly referred to as Gor Mahia, is a football club based in Nairobi

Nairobi

Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is...

, Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

. It is one of the two most popular Kenyan football clubs (the other is local rivals AFC Leopards

AFC Leopards

AFC Leopards Sports Club, often simply known as "AFC" or "the Leopards," is a soccer club, based in Nairobi which was founded in 1964. Nicknamed "ingwe" , it is a traditional and popular Kenyan team and its home stadium is the Nyayo National Stadium, with a capacity of 30,000...

). They won twelve Kenyan Premier League

Kenyan Premier League

The Kenyan Premier League is the first division football league in Kenya. It was formed in 1963 under the Kenya Football Federation but is now controlled by Football Kenya Limited....

 titles and nine FKL Cups. In addition they are the only Kenyan club to win an African continental title, the African Cup Winners' Cup

African Cup Winners' Cup

The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederations Cup...

 in 1987. The club came into existence in 1968 as a merger of Luo United and Luo Sports Club (also known as Luo Stars). One of its original founders was politician Tom Mboya

Tom Mboya

Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya was a prominent Kenyan politician during Jomo Kenyatta's government. He was founder of the Nairobi People's Congress Party, a key figure in the formation of the Kenya African National Union , and the Minister of Economic Planning and Development at the time of his death...

. The club's home ground is the Nairobi City Stadium

Nairobi City Stadium

Nairobi City Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Nairobi, Kenya. It is located east of the city centre. The stadium is owned by the Nairobi city council.The stadium was originally known as African Stadium. then Renamed to Donholm Road Stadium...

.

The club is steeped in Luo legends and mythology. Gor Ogallo Mahia was a Luo medicine man who was known to possess mystical powers. Mahia is a Luo word which describes wonder and mystery and hence when Gor was formed it was supposed to naturally possess these mystical characteristics of the legend it was named after. Indeed Gor lived to that expectation and even exceeded what many had expected. In its most successful years Gor was invincible and some even regarded the club as the best in Africa. Coupled with the undying loyalty of its supporters Gor still has a potency to rise up from the ashes and regain its lost glory as the truly Mighty Gor.

In 1980, the club was ordered to change its name as part of the disbandment of tribal associations, but the order was rescinded under a ruling that legendary heroes were not tribalistic.

The club returned to silverware in 2008 when it won the KFF Cup. However, all the other KPL clubs boycotted the cup.

On October 26, 2011 Gor Mahia in typically dominant fashion trounced Sofapaka to win the 2011 edition of the FKL Cup having dispatched their arc rivals AFC Leopards 6 days earlier.

2011/2012 Players

Achievements

• African Cup Winners' Cup
  African Cup Winners' Cup
  The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederations Cup...
  
  : 1

1987

• CECAFA Clubs Cup: 3

1980, 1981, 1985

• Kenyan Premier League
  Kenyan Premier League
  The Kenyan Premier League is the first division football league in Kenya. It was formed in 1963 under the Kenya Football Federation but is now controlled by Football Kenya Limited....
  
  : 12

1968, 1974, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995

• KFF Cup: 9

1976, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 2008

• FKL Cup: 1

2011

• Kenyan Super Cup: 1

2008.

Performance in CAF competitions

• CAF Confederation Cup
  CAF Confederation Cup
  The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...
  
  : 1 appearance

2009

CAF Confederation Cup 2009

The 2009 CAF Confederation Cup was the 6th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup competition organized by the Confederation of African Football . The competition will kick-off with the preliminary round stage on the 1st week of March 2009 and concludes with the 2nd leg of the final match on the 1st...

: Preliminary Round

• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 8 appearances

1969

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1969

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1969 was the 5th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: Quarter-Finals

1977

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1977

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1977 was the 13th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: Second Round

1980

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1980

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1980 was the 16th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: Second Round

1984

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1984

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1984 was the 20th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: abandoned in Second Round

1991

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1991

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1991 was the 26th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: First Round

1992

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1992

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1992 was the 27th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: Quarter-Finals

1994

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1994

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1994 was the 29th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: First Round

1996

African Cup of Champions Clubs 1996

The African Cup of Champions Clubs 1996 was the 31st edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region , the African Cup of Champions Clubs...

: First Round

• CAF Cup
  CAF Cup
  The CAF Cup was an annual competition organised by the CAF for domestic leagues runner-ups of member associations who haven't qualified to one of the two pre-existing CAF international club competitions the African Cup of Champions Clubs or the African Cup Winners' Cup.-Format:Only runner-ups of...
  
  : 2 appearances

1993 - Quarter-Finals

1998 - First Round

• CAF Cup Winners' Cup: 7 appearances

1979 - Finalist

1981 - Quarter-Finals

1982 - withdrew in First Round

1983 - Preliminary Round

1987 - Champion

1988 - Quarter-Finals

1989 - Semi-Finals

External links

• http://www.gormahia.net - Official website
• http://kenyapage.net/gormahia - Unofficial website
• http://www.kpl.co.ke - Kenya Premier League
• http://www.kenyanfootie.com Kenyan Footie - Kenyan Football Portal